I know the gentleman from Ohio supports the historic political and economic transformation taking place in Eastern Europebut his substitute does not reflect this support. Surely. the transformation of communism to capitalism and totalitarianism to democracy is worthy of more American resources that his substitute provides. Neither does the gentlemans substitute adequately provide for the human suffering and tragedy we are witnessing among Kurdish refugees in Turkey. Iran. and Iraq. The whole refugee account totals less than the $500million cut being proposed in the substitute. Other desperate refugee problems are developing in the Horn of Africa. the Sudan. and South Africa. Eastern European and Southeast Asian refugees continue to overwhelm the worlds ability to cope. Does the gentleman really want to cut back our efforts in these areas? What about programs to feed starving children and to provide much needed health care to the poorest of the poor?
Keywords matched
refugee refugees